motive

motive

美 [ˈmoʊtɪv] 　英 [ˈməʊtɪv]

• n.动机；目的；原因
• adj.发动的；导致运动的
• v.同“motivate”；成为(艺术作品的)主题
• 网络动因；作案动机

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"Almost all the initiatives related to startups you see in the Philippines are in fact driven by a selfish ulterior motive, " he said.

你在菲律宾看到的几乎所有与创业搭上边的，实际上都是由内心私利引发的。

At this point, the main motive is to appease the U. S. ' and other trading partners, she said.

目前，主要的目的是为了安抚美国和其他贸易伙伴。

Refusing on the basis that they must have some evil ulterior motive might be safer, but you might miss out on a great new friend.

或许拒绝会来得更为安全——出于认为他们一定是别有用心的理由，但你也有可能为此错过一个非常了不起的新伙伴。

A man with a great sense of justice seeks justice, And he seeks it out of an ulterior motive.

有大正义的人，是在追求正义，而且其正义是为了实现某种目的。

By the time of his death, the hidden dispute over Banrural had been resolved, and there appeared to be no motive for killing him.

也就是说，在他死前，关于农村银行的秘密争端已然解决，似乎没有动机再去谋杀他。

The U. S. CIA and the FBI has been investigating the matter, trying to confirm the identity and motive of the intruder.

目前美国中情局及美国联邦调查局已对此事展开调查，试图确认入侵者的身份和动机。

Let the motive of throw trash to be just like the experience of play basketball game when people see this special trash can.

让这些人看到这个经过特殊设计的垃圾桶后，让他们丢垃圾的动机变成像玩篮球时的体验。

So when I tell you about a pair of earrings that would go perfectly with that sweater, I might have an ulterior motive.

所以如果我对你说那副耳环非常搭配你的那件毛衣，我其实是别有用心的。

To obtain a diploma and degree is not at all the only motive that drives them to pursue their postgraduate studies.

获取文凭和学历并不是她们读研的唯一动机。

But now Summerville had come to heel, which might be another motive for her trip out West.

可是现在索姆威勒紧跟着她，或许离开西方有其它的活动。

Time did not ride a wave of auto-motive opportunity. Nor did he luck into a business relationship with a rich benefactor.

蒂姆并非遇上了天上掉下来的机会，也不是幸运地在事业上和一个富有的赞助人建立了联系。

At the moment the car industry seems to view electricity as the motive power of the future.

目前汽车行业似乎是把电力当作未来的驱动力。

Indeed, in a study of anger, the most common motive for its generation was to assert authority or independence, or to improve self image.

事实上，在一项对愤怒的研究中，愤怒发生的最常见动机是维护威信或独立，或者提升自我形象。

They may not even want to confront those weaknesses in private (though this motive is often less acknowledged).

他们甚至私底下都不愿承认自己的缺点（虽然经常难以认同其动机）。

American and Sudanese officials say they do not know whether the attack was a random criminal act or had a political motive.

美国和苏丹有关官员说，他们不知道这次袭击是一般性的犯罪活动还是出于政治原因。

In my head I had put him in the "fatherly" category - he wasn't nice, but he certainly did not seem to have any sexual motive.

在我的脑海里已经把他归到“好父亲”那一类里了——他不怎么好，但是看起来没有性的动机。

and he had promised it in so pleasant a manner, as if he felt all the motive of their attention just as he ought.

他答应的时候态度那么和悦，好像他感到了他们盛意邀请的全部动机，当然他照理也应该感到。

He was not bragging, not showing off. His sole motive was to make her happy, to make her proud of him, to justify her long faith in him.

他没有吹嘘，也没有炫耀，一心只求她高兴，求她为他骄傲，也证明她长时间以来对他的信心并没有错。

A man of great benevolence seeks benevolence, And he does not seek it out of an ulterior motive.

有大仁爱的人，是在追求仁爱，却不是刻意实现某种目的。

Trying to understand someone's motive for doing something is a helpful skill to have.

理解某人做某件事的意图是一个有用的技能…

The resolutions adopted are likely to be selected rather from a sense of duty, than from any inferior motive.

作出的任何决定，能从责任感出发，而不是出于其它卑鄙的动机。

Somehow he had sensed the General's motive.

将军的用意他分明是意识到了。

Nothing could induce him to name a motive.

没有办法教他说出动机来。

I think much better of him after I have found out his true motive.

我发觉他的真实动机后，对他的评价高多了。

An ex-employee of a property firm said he was sacked for his ideas on climate change; the firm denied any such motive.

一位房产公司曾经的雇员说自己被解雇的原因在于他对气候变化的观点。而这家公司却否认存在这样的动机。

The management concept of the company: The constantly promoting demand of customer is the motive force that we advance.

本公司经营理念：客户不断提升的需求是我们前进的源动力。

Critics say that this kind of cultural infighting is embarrassing to China, especially when attracting foreign dollars is the motive.

批评人士说，这种文化争夺战令中国尴尬，特别是当争斗的动机是为吸引海外游客时。

No, indeed. I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing, when one has a motive; only three miles. I shall be back by dinner.

当然不是这个意思。我不怕步行，只要存心去，这点儿路算得上什么。才不过三英里路。我可以赶回来吃晚饭。

This had been her motive in going to her cousin's. Mr. Yates's convenience had had nothing to do with it.

这就是她到亲戚家去的原因，与耶茨先生是否住在附近毫无关系。

An example would be the time you're helping your mother out with the dishes. Your motive would be for her to do less and make her happy.

比如你在帮你妈妈刷碗，你的动机是减轻她的家务活使她开心。

that is, abortion is bad if it involves a motive to select the sex of a child, but good if it involves a woman's right to choose.

即是说，如果出于选择出生孩子的性别来考虑堕胎是错误的，而出于一个女性选择的权利来考虑既是正确的。

My actual disreputable motive was that I wanted to be the first to call it.

我真正的龌龊动机是想成为第一个作此断言的人。

It appears the motive behind that particular murder was that her significant other did not want children and she wanted to be with him.

这场特殊的谋杀的动机可能是因为她的另一半不想要孩子，而她却希望能和他在一起。

I am a player of this great squad, and my family and I are happy here in Milan. There is no motive for me to want to leave.

我现在是这支强大阵容中的一员，我的家人和我本人都很满意在米兰的生活，现在还没有任何理由让我想要离开。

The question of the motive forces of history is one of basic questions in historic viewpoint of philosophy.

历史动力问题，是哲学历史观的基本问题之一。

You need to ask, "What's my motive in this? Am I correcting him for my benefit or for his benefit? "

你需要自问，“我的动机是什么？我让他悔改是为了他的益处还是我的益处呢？”

This motive for doing good seems to be the strongest available to Zoroaster in his message.

做好事的动机看上去似乎在琐罗亚斯德的信息里面是十分强烈的。

The officials said a suspect was arrested in the northern state of Baja California but a motive had not been determined.

官员说一名嫌疑犯在北部下加利福尼亚州被捕，但犯罪动机尚未确定。

The family was looking at me gingerly, as if my long stare at the table had exposed my ulterior motive to them.

一家人的目光小心翼翼，或许是他们觉察到我不怀好意地盯了餐桌很久。

Greed is often believed to be the motive, though the Gospel of Luke suggests that Judas was possessed by some devil.

人们通常将贪婪作为犹大此举的动机，但路加福音却暗示其是被魔鬼附身。

Trying to be a better person because we believe it will encourage God to love us more is also an insufficient motive for growth.

试图将它更好的人，因为我们相信上帝的爱将激励我们更加也是不够用心的成长空间。

Mr. Frans said that he doubted the Taliban claim of responsibility, and said the police had told him the probable motive was robbery.

弗朗斯不相信塔利班的责任声明，警察曾告诉他，事发的动机可能是抢劫。

Whenever an object repelled me, I made it a subject of study, ingeniously compelling myself to extract from it a motive for enjoyment.

不管什么时候，当一件事情使我反感，我便把它变成一个研究的目标，迫使自己创造性地从中找出某种快乐的由头。